The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2022

In addition to developing a detailed business plan, consider starting small and adding customers slowly. Here are more details about startup secrets every business owner should know about. Make a Two-Year Business Plan. Too often, entrepreneurs get caught up in a rush to do everything at once.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Set Up Your Business Finances Once you have established what type of business structure you will use, it’s time to set up your business finances. This includes opening a business bank account, applying for an employer identification number (EIN), setting up record-keeping systems, and more.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2019

Consider finding and working with a CPA and a lawyer. Having these experienced brains reviewing your business plan can help ensure you don’t waste time and money on what is really a cool hobby or rewarding social venture masquerading as a great business idea. Decide on your business location.

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Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The first milestone in a new startup’s financing is called ‘Seed Capital’ which refers to the initial investment raised by the founders from their friends and family, or commonly referred to as FFF (Friends, Family and Founders), who mostly use their personal assets. *The Convertible Debt Financing. Raising Seed Capital.

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Up and Running

APRIL 2, 2015

I was really disappointed when I needed my company’s first commercial bank loan to finance receivables of more than $1 million—from well-known distributors no less—and we ended up having to sign a lien on our family home to get the loan. Business plan. CPAs get sued over bad audits. Do you find this daunting?

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 10, 2018

This article is part of our Business Planning Guide —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! Business advisors, experienced entrepreneurs, bankers, and investors generally agree that you should develop a business plan before you start a business.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 5, 2021

And they serve as the first step in developing SMART Goals , which can help ensure that you actually develop strategic steps to make your fledgling business a success. Create a Lean Business Plan. Establishing goals also opens the door to develop a Lean Business Plan. Get your finances in order.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 6, 2018

Creating a Business Plan. Don’t create your business plan entirely from scratch. You can save on the back end by equipping them with cloud-based accounting software and outsourcing tax prep to a reputable business CPA. They’re essential, in fact. But that doesn’t mean they can’t stand to shed a few pounds.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Sue originally went to school to be a CPA. Sue valued keeping a tight fist around the company’s finances, operations and business development. Unlike Omar, who was bit by the entrepreneurial bug early in his life, Sue entered entrepreneurship as an afterthought. She preferred to be the one in-charge.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 16, 2020

Titus III, CPA/PFS, AIFA lays out the best course of action for entrepreneurs today. Titus is the founder of AMDG Financial and AMDG Business Advisory Services, and has years of experience at two major accounting firms working with Fortune 50 clients. Do you think this approach gets in the way of sound financial planning?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2020

Business valuation is defined as a way to determine the overall economic value of a company , and is a necessary component of a sound business plan and strategy. At least 30% of our clients are people who sold their business and moved somewhere they’ve always wanted to live,” says Mark J.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 22, 2018

If you’re ready to get started, check out our construction and engineering sample business plans or our plumbing sample business plan. Start a construction business. Check out our complete startup guide: Construction Business Startup Guide. Start a mechanic business. Do you love working on cars?

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2018

A friend recommended it to me, and it was the single most important thing I did on my journey as a business owner and operator. It taught me the most important thing: How to prepare a business plan and work that plan. It helped me put together a business plan that was realistic and not just numbers thrown together.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

How to Start a Small Construction or General Contracting Business. Auto Repair Shop Business Plan. Construction and Engineering Sample Business Plans. Construction Sample Business Plan. Plumbing Sample Business Plan. Start a sewing and alterations business.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

That is a mistake and I’m going to teach you how to get to the nitty-gritty of that, so that you make sure that the day you open your business you know who your target customer is. We’re also going to talk about developing a business plan. I want you to have a plan for success, so we’re going to talk about that.

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2012

2. Forecasts don’t take an MBA, CPA, or PhD. In the 30 or so years I’ve been doing business forecasts, 98 percent of the good forecasts I’ve seen were based on smart people, who know their business, making educated guesses. For example, did you see how prices ended up lower or higher than what you thought?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Often I find that experienced investors scan ahead to the management page of a business plan, even before they read the product description. A few years ago it was all the rage to have MBAs in the top finance role. Also you want someone who can stretch your funding by knowing which expenses to cut without harming your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2013

Often I find that experienced investors scan ahead to the management page of a business plan, even before they read the product description. A few years ago it was all the rage to have MBAs in the top finance role. Also you want someone who can stretch your funding by knowing which expenses to cut without harming your business.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

Often I find that experienced investors scan ahead to the management page of a business plan, even before they read the product description. A few years ago it was all the rage to have MBAs in the top finance role. Also you want someone who can stretch your funding by knowing which expenses to cut without harming your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2011

Often I find that experienced investors scan ahead to the management page of a business plan, even before they read the product description. A few years ago it was all the rage to have MBAs in the top finance role. Also you want someone who can stretch your funding by knowing which expenses to cut without harming your business.

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Up and Running

JULY 29, 2016

Unfortunately, no one in my circle ever asked me about a business plan. Actually, they hadn’t even asked basic questions about financing or labor costs. Looking at the financials for this type of juggernaut is a complicated matrix that only a CPA could understand! Tips for assisted living business success.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 17, 2012

To ClarifyYou don’t have to know debits and credits to do a business plan. As I say elsewhere, planning is not accounting. You don’t need to be an MBA or CPA to develop business plan financials. Still, some simple understanding is useful, and easy.

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Up and Running

APRIL 29, 2014

This is important because it means you should be tracking your sales and profitability all year long, and determining that your business has extra cash to spend as early in the year as possible, so you can plan for how to spend it in the most tax-efficient way possible. I’m excited to be here. Here’s the reason why.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Professionally, I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), may also be called a Chartered Accountant (CA) on your side of the globe, a Finance Charter-holder and a Certified Financial Planner. I attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, a top ten business program year-in year-out and love to pretend to brag about it.

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